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active transport

A

molecules & ions pumped across the cell membrane

  • > can move chemicals from high concentration to low concentration
    ex: when blood passes by
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diffusion

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molecules being spread equally through the space they occupy

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small intestine

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most important region for absorption

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glucose and amino acids

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picked up by blood

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lipids

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picked up by lacteal

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feature of villi

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  1. epithelium is one cell thick
  2. microvilli (x20 surface area)
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